Cliffhanger truck v Formation flamingos: Freak Out

We all love a good weird picture – but which is the strangest of the strange? Each week we put two of our favourite bizarre images to a public vote in a tournament to find the weirdest picture in the world. Two pictures enter – only one will leave…

Reigning champion: Formation flamingos

We were a bit sad to see the waving polar bear go here at Metro.co.uk, but with 69% of the vote the formation flamingos were a clear winner.

These beautiful (and frankly narcissistic) flamingos amazed a photographer in Mexico when they suddenly formed a giant version of themselves.

They did not hold the pose for long and snap happy Bobby Haas only managed to take one picture of the flamingo arrangement before they disbanded. It was not until a month later when developing the photo that Haas realised what an incredible snap it was.

This is the remarkable moment a photographer captured a real bird’s eye view.Challenger: Cliffhanger truck

A lucky trucker survived a real-life cliffhanger when his overloaded lorry balanced above a 122m (400ft) drop after its brakes failed.

The lorry – loaded with 40 tonnes of coal – was going too fast to make a turning in Qingzhen, south-west China.

‘The driver had been convinced he was going to die and took a lot of persuading to climb out of his cab and back up the truck,’ said a police spokesman.

The truck will no doubt remind some of the final scene in The Italian Job (CEN)

Now – vote for your favourite!Which is the weirder of the two photos? The death-defying truck or the formation flamingos? You get to decide which one will go forward into next week’s round to face a new weird challenger – until we find a reigning champion of weird pictures.Simply vote below. Let battle commence…